"Ja mam czarnego kota."

Translation: I have a black cat.

[AdamMlodoz]

What's with the "-ego" ending? Couldn't it be "czarny"?

[DireDragynski]

While 'czarnego' is certainly correct, it modifies an animate noun: 'kota'. If it were to modify 'chleb', then it could be 'czarny', because 'chleb' is an inanimate noun.

[HansOder]

Great input! Was not aware of that.

[HarveyPenf]

omg so many endings in different situations! its driving my brain crazy! has anyone got a colour ending list?

[LuisdeAndr3]

I have a black cat

[sleepygrusha]

Ja mam czerwonego kota :)

[carapetoto]

Jan ma czarnego kota

[Wippii]

Jestem czarownicą!

[Fenna001]

Bad luck coming your way xD

[NaomiNorth]

To jest prawda! Moj kot mam na imię Kirra

[Jellei]

"ma" na imię :) "mam" is "I have".

[Helen380062]

Please help me. Why is genitive declension used here?

I thought it would only be used if the sentence was ""My cat is black".

[alik1989]

My cat is black. - Mój kot jest czarny.

(Everything in nominative, no genitive)

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I have a black cat. - Mam czarnego kota.

(Everything takes the accusative case, which is identical to the genitive for singular masculine animate nouns)

[Helen380062]

Dziękuję! The wheels are turning slowly.